Geddy Lee Fender Jazz Bass Guitar

[@RandySchartiger]

2:47 BAM! Right up side my head! lol cheers Dave!

[@facedowngaming]

This is why Geddy went with a headless bass during the mid 80’s 😂

[@tomkirk6942]

Forgot to mention the techs i have gone to over the years, barely did any cleaning at all. Love your thoroughness.

[@earlbrackett6742]

you cannot go wrong with this bass. it's a classic, even the Mex versions are beauties...

[@ConstantineIsslamow]

Great video. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@brianlemay5204]

Hey Dave! Love the show. I was born and raised in the East End giged around town in the 70's been in Florida for the last 25 yrs. Listening to you takes me back home, love it. Thanx

[@lolololololol012]

Love your channel man. I;ve been playing forever, but never really got into the mechanics of what actually made an instrument tick. Your channel is starting to turn that around for me.

[@mr7wi]

Hard to believe that such a thin shim would make that much of a difference. Thanks Dave

[@vincebowling1778]

Thanks for sharing Dave. I just replaced the strings on my 2013 American P Bass and due to the season change, I had to adjust the truss rod and reset the string height. When I adjusted the string height, I noticed my E string had bottomed out on the deck. Everything's in spec now, but after watching your video, I know what to do if I have to go into more adjustment. Again, thanks so much for your videos...you're a lifesaver!!!!

[@locomike102]

I love your start to finish troubleshooting and repair vids. Thanks for the great content Dave.

[@mwcarde]

I actually whipped my head back at 2:47 when you whacked the camera. Good special effect.

[@jpulizzano]

Doesn't even look like the same bass...fine job! AS ALWAYS!

[@badtelecastercg3347]

good to see you back.............

[@dalepal]

Thanks for sharing another informative and entertaining set up video.

[@lousiragusa7676]

Another great video... love the wrench turning.

[@chiasson65]

Luv your channel Dave.....lots of good tips and tricks for guitarists.....plus your humour is second to none..... I'm a bass player from Ontario who has recently taken up the Chapman Stick (setup is crucial) ..... Really digging the bass setup stuff you are posting....you've really opened my eyes to the finer points of a proper setup....I thank you... Cheers, Kev

[@tonydecicco9728]

Thanks for all you do. You always make it look easy.

[@stevehogan8829]

My weekends are so dull, I'm back watching reruns again this month. ahah

[@hstrung44]

I loved this video. I quite enjoy the lengthy videos with all kinds of detail. Cheers, Dave!

[@GregsGarage]

Just through the little bench amp those pups sound like a good way to spruce up a stock bass. Thanks for sharing the vid Dave.

[@sd3falco]

Another good one Dave. I can't get enough of the bass videos :)

[@adamneal69]

Nice to see you back Dave and only half grumpy ;)

[@DeadKoby]

Thanks for another journey through the shop... I have fixed up my fair share of guitars too.... Sorry Dave, but I bought a NEW Rickenbacker bass... and it's my favorite to play. I will validate your observations though, and state that RIC has made changes to their guitars to remedy some of the things you've mentioned in the past. Current models have ample output from the pickups, necks can be adjusted with just turning the rods... etc.. stuff that wasn't true 20+ years ago.

[@hastyberford]

One can of 3 in 1 lasts about 4 generations.

[@punman5392]

I'm pretty sure it's a law that all Geddy Lee instruments have to have Rotosounds. Love the vids!

[@2wfit]

You're a legend Dave, love the videos.

[@mikec.4909]

Great video Dave! Very informative! Thanks for the info and the entertainment!

[@OzziePete1]

Hi Dave. It's always a good day when I see a '1' in my You Tube Channel listings, next to your Channel's name.

[@HobbitHobbibo]

you're such an awesome dude Dave, love your vidoes!

[@alexvanwoert4907]

just found your channel. I love it!

[@danbeck3166]

Thanx for the video Dave

[@ErnieNF]

I bought a Geddy Lee MIJ Jazz Bass a few years ago and had to sell it. Geddy Lee specs his Jazz basses to have a thin profile neck. On my bass, I had to make frequent adjustments, the string height would change every few weeks. Was it the Newfoundland weather? Your comment about green wood hit the nail on the head. The stock pickups sounded great, but the bridge pickup was noisy, the buzzing! It picked up electronic noise at loud volumes and it was too annoying. You couldn't record with it.- Probably a shielding issue? I guess the owner of this one had the same problem, DiMarzios would be an improvement. Anyhoo, too frustrating for me as a keeper, I had to sell it. Maybe the American Geddy Lee Jazz basses are better. Great videos Dave, I really appreciate your wisdom-keep it up!

[@SaxophoneHitman008]

I know I don't have to tell you this, --but there is another solution to shimming. Of course, there is a fairly large time difference to completing--especially when compared to shimming. Cheers Dave!

[@Ron_Padgett]

Great video Dave!

[@freedomson1]

Great video! Makes me want to check all the specs on my P-Bass.

[@mike5058]

excellent Video Dave. I would want to keep that one around a few weeks just to be sure its ok...lol - Also , great sweatshirt - The Expanse - one of my favorite shows....probably because of the great FX guy working on it ;-)

[@57Banjoman]

Jolly good! Another success! What is your feeling on sanding a bit of the neck mounting surface to accomplish re-setting the neck angle? Cheers!

[@bassimprovjams3772]

She sounds great tho!!! I love geddy jazz basses!!!

[@ThoggDCaare]

Thanks for the vid Dave

[@briano.5746]

All good brother ! So glad I found you . You've taught me a shit load !

[@johnsimms3957]

Leo Fender used to shim necks too. That's how bolt-ons are superior to set necks and neck-throughs. Shimibility can help you fine tune a guitar's action etc.

[@theodionne9370]

He lives!! Keep up the work Dave ;)

[@PSF1]

Good to see a new video from you Dave. I sent you a text regarding the Eastwood/bridge replacement. If you have a moment let me know your thoughts. Thanks.

[@PSF1]

They were not able, or maybe willing to recommend anything.

[@shoominati23]

I love my black nylon tapewounds on my Fender bass. Like the XL's and the Black Beauties DR. They last longer Than Most strings too. And the ernie ballsack guitar polish in the spray bottle applied with a microfibre cloth (you get one free when you buy it) is my fav for keeping a guitar looking spick and span, it stops corrosion too if you apply it regularly enough. but my best secret to keeping a guitar clean(er) for longer is washing my hands with Bactol (it's an alcohol based waterless and self drying hand wash gel) stops you're guitar getting gummed up with all your human slime after you''ve just had lunch and makes your strings last longer too without all the corrosive sweat and body oils they would usually get when you come home from a hard day's work and start jamming.

[@dylangreen9819]

I like the rotosound steve harris strings, dave ellefson SIT strings and the d'addario medium sized roundwounds

[@FeldwebelWolfenstool]

I've got an old Connors Sardines linen cloth from Ireland that wipes really well.....

[@teleman65]

Shout out from the Mericas Dave. Once again nice vid budz.

[@roberteasleysr9108]

As usual , a fun informative movie. I'll start adjusting my camera with my headstock as soon as possible .

[@wr88rockrt47]

+Dave's World of Fun Stuff I had work done on my electric guitar and the tech told me that the former owner stripped the truss rod

[@CanadienAtheist]

Dis-similar metal corrosion is a real pain. I used to work in the aircraft industry where they commonly fought dis-similar metal corrosion with advanced primers. But one quick fix for non primed parts was a coating of weak threadlock. Hell if it works for a CH-47 Chinook it aught to work for a bass.

[@flyingdutchman80]

Geddy Lee is the master

[@shoominati23]

You were in a real rush to do that one, I could tell ;)

[@johnalfredkonig8490]

show don't tell ...

[@DrKFC69]

“What else can we do?”

[@Stratboy999]

Good job Dave.

[@trekrider14]

Great video as always Dave. Is it common to have to shim necks with Badass bridges? I have a P-Bass that I had to do that with. It's as if they didn't build the bridges thick enough.

[@stevesuv]

Light a candle and dip those saddle screws in the wet wax before you put them back in. It creates a great lube, and repels sweat and gunk. Old grip trick. Steevie the grip. Keep them coming.

[@TheRooster1122]

Oooh ooh Nice bass man!! Sweet....

[@liamwilson42]

great video Dave

[@liamwilson42]

+Dave's World of Fun Stuff It's always a pleasure watching your adventures Dave

[@AstAMoore]

Nice one, Dave! As usual. Cheers.

[@budandbean1]

Hiya Dave, loved this video, not because it was long but because you really covered so much about setting up a bass. Plus some of the crazy repairs you come across. Like the tuning head buzz and the tiny shim. Amazing that tiny shim could make that much difference. Kind of a stupid question here if you have an answer... Instead of the shim, could you have planed the mounting area of the neck just a tiny bit on one end or is the shim the best way to go? Thanks Dave. Your Pal, Buddy

[@keithdavis2601]

+Buddy Martin- If you remember the problem was he was trying to decrease the string height- He couldn't lower the bridge adjustment anymore to compensate(he bottomed out on the bridge frame). If he planed it he would be making the string even higher. He had to raise the necks butt to lower the string height. I've got the same problem on a telecaster of mine. I think Dave would agree with me on this if he reads this.

[@jamesallen7656]

hi Dave if you could have your own signature bass guitar what brand and why and what kind of pickups would you pick out cheers

[@MrLucky1967]

+1 on another great video.

[@theanthonyrw]

Dave what is the Pickup height for Dimarzio stacked pickup's on my Fender Jazz Bass? Is it still 1/8 at the E string? or is more since they are a bit hotter than the stock ones..Help..You Rock Dave..

[@spencer6SIXX]

I have a 90's P Bass Special that i recently got but the bridge is covered in rust. Is there anything I can soak it in to try and remove it? I can't even adjust the saddle for the A string.

[@Matt3DMaker]

Coca cola! Then rub it with aluminum foil :) worked wonders on the chrome on my strat bridge,very useful for motorbikes Too!

[@Doug5524]

$18.35 Canadian, Music nomad guitar detailer very enjoyable thanks Dave

[@eltorpedo67]

+Doug J Pricey. It's $10.99 CAD at long & mcquade

[@Doug5524]

now that's a better price for Dave :-)

[@drummerdm1016]

Great vid, appreciate the simplicity of what you use to fix and clean. That shim would have been $75.00 through stewmac I'm sure. lol.

[@davidmitchell988]

Great video Dave, I also own one of these turkeys. When set up properly as you are doing it"s a good bass unfortunately when you buy one you are at the mercy of some idiot who does not know what they are doing example being the bridge mine had the wrong string spacing so the E and G were out of whack and not being picked up by the pickups. I had to get new saddles for mine which I could only get from the USA at a premium then set up myself now it plays as it should. If I were Geddy Lee I would not be a happy camper and would dissociate my name on the Japanese ones as quality varies from one to another. Keep up the good work youtube would be boring without you. All the best Dave from Scotland.

[@stratorarious]

Great vid as always man,,,cheers!

[@RockYouVideos]

Awesome as usual! Can I make a request? How do you correct a guitar that has extensive wear and pitting from strings at the lower cowboy chord frets and essentially zero wear above the 7th fret? The wear, pits, dents, whatever are as deep as about 1/4th the total height of the frets. Would you level all the frets down to the height lowest pit?

[@budgetguitarist]

+RockYouVideos I'm not Dave. But it would depend on the person playing the guitar and how low they're willing to have the frets, right? You might take the fret with the worst dents and file it down until they're gone, and then see if that's too low. If you go by specs, you could then measure it. Assuming these are medium-jumbos, anything under .035" is too low, but if it's at least .041" then no problem IMHO.

[@ernieflanaganstingraybassm1463]

Dave i have to agree to disagree with ya on one thing, you should cut your strings about 3 inches past the post that is about 3 winds around the tuning key, cause if you give it to many winds around the pole number one it looks sloppy and number two the bass could go out of tune because it feels like the string is stretching out forever. like yourself i have been setting up and changing strings since i was 7 and that is almost 50 years ago. i love your videos and your attitude, you are very good at what you do and we all have our reasons for doing things the way we do...take care buddy !!

[@dstarling61]

The Expanse, Rocks!

[@egroegmcdonald9870]

Hi Dave; I'm a semi retired old fart who finally got serious about playing bass not quite two years ago. As a player I suck but I've always been a decent mechanic. I really dig your videos and have learned quite a bit. Thanks. I'm thinkin' a T-shirt made with your "It's Gooched" on it needs to be sold? BTW that crud on a guitar that's part DNA part pizza, burgers, smoke and flop sweat....it's called spooge.

[@callumhastie1280]

Have you ever had an ibanez with a crack beside the nut bolt on the guitar? Should I do something about it?

[@callumhastie1280]

If you get the chance, could you take a quick look please. It has been there for over a year and hasn't changed. When I use the edge tremolo aggressively, the neck creaks once which is quite unnerving. goo.gl/photos/WVNPfy4aiUmWm9tq7. Thank you :-)

[@nickmurray9193]

Got a question for ya Dave. What do you think the maximum I should pay for a fret dressing on a bass is, and what would be the maximum for a fret replacement? I bought a bass on Kijiji (Washburn Tauras T24) a couple months ago just after my birthday) for $300, it's neck thru, in absolutely gorgeous condition and has very miniscule fretware. The thing sounds GORGEOUS, better sounding than many high end Fenders and Rickenbackers that I've heard. I'm using it for gigging and basically using it every day for practice now, so I suspect in about a year and a half to two years from now I'll need a fret dressing. Long & McQuade costs almost $300 after tax for fret dressings, and almost $650 after tax for fret replacements. Both of those prices sound crazy to me, but I just want to know your opinion. Thanks!

[@joebradytoolsandmachinevlo320]

Nice video Just got my warmoth bass back need to do a set up. unplayed in 4 years .Maybe Ill make a vid

[@peachygaming8299]

Does anyone know how to fit a maestro vibrola on an sg? Any advice would be much appreciated

[@Damaged262]

3 in 1 comes in a plastic bottle now. Please don't leave the tube down if you have temp fluctuations. It gets hot in my place. I learned the hard way that heat pushes the oil up and out of the tube, cap or not. My apartment hovers around 90*F during the summer. I think I'd do better keeping it in the damn fridge.

[@purplejersey5556]

Hey Dave, does your shirt mean you're doing film work on The Expanse? I enjoyed the first season, and wondered whether it would be coming back.Thanks for all the great videos!

[@caloss2]

The Expanse S-1 fleece jacket, nice ;)

[@caloss2]

I really liked the show, what did you blow up or set fire to last season ? hehe I watched those videos you did from the resident evil set, really enjoyed those too.

[@RockYouVideos]

"...my very expensive, piece of SHIT Sony camera." lmfao. you're killing me!

[@adamheadland5033]

Wish you still demoed the basses at the end of the clip!

[@SlowerIsFaster139]

Brought back to life eh

[@UptownMovies]

I don't mind watching the turning of the wrenches. It's all part of the process. Thinking, talking and working.

[@darrensjames]

G'day Dave, nice work. That wonderful little amp actually sounded not as crap. :/

[@TheGreat199x]

I have an early Japanese version and the G string sometimes wants to find another groove over the bridge I have noticed. Other than that its a perfect bass.

[@whitecloudgroovin2005]

Dave, what size gauge do you use to check neck relief on the bass? is it the same as elec. guitar? Sorry if you mentioned it previously . Thanks Man

[@dorianmoon]

good tip about lighter fluid as lemon oil can't be used on maple. stay grumpy!

[@stevehogan8829]

Back again.. holy shit.

[@ml414skidoo]

Hope the Belters need a guitar set up and you do a cameo on a Martian war ship haha Great vid!

[@TomTobin67]

Is Skully's name John Macintosh?

[@rickbrown3426]

Did you get those pickups set?

[@stevehogan8829]

Actually we do love watching you turn wrenches, weird eh? Thanks for the new Vid. Glad to hear your on set and making mucho moola,, Is that a good thing or are you tired of the movies?.

[@countjulu]

What is that colour of pickguard called?

[@countjulu]

+Dave's World of Fun Stuff Thanks, looks really good.

[@Prosecute-fauci]

I'm sure there are tons of folks, (like me), who would donate to you so that you can get good camera gear, or shop at your favorite store, (stew-mac).

[@Prosecute-fauci]

+Tyson Nuggets no joke! I have been watching him since late 2010. he has taught me a ton about guitars, and guitar maintenance. he deserves some sort of thank you.

[@OHMYGODDOG]

+Nick Pelletier. plus one

[@danielleonard7816]

hey dave , love the videos please keep it up :) I was just wondering how you got into doing all this stuff in the first place ? :)

[@danielleonard7816]

+Dave's World of Fun Stuff haha good answer

[@kabezabolo]

Great Job !!! A question: E= 5/64 A= ? D= ? G= ? HELP PLEASE !

[@kabezabolo]

+Dave's World of Fun Stuff Thank you very much. With others Fender bass is the same measure? i have a Fender mustang

[@kabezabolo]

+Dave's World of Fun Stuff Thank you !! I'm learning with your videos.

[@BassmanII]

Like Rotos except they eat through frets and forget about using them on a fretless, unless of course you have six coats of marine epoxy on the fingerboard ;)

[@roenker69]

daves the man!

[@idlehands87r16]

Easy way to strip a height adjustment screw right there people. Loosen strings before you make any adjustment on height regardless of everything else.

[@bigsteve9291]

wats 4/64th in English dave please

[@brunomaiamusic]

Thanks for the video, useful as always. I only came across this video now. I bought a '98 Geddy Lee like this one last Sunday. Yesterday I did the set up myself, for the same reason shown in this video and bumped into the same problem. I am not a Luthier and just learned about the shim veneer woods under the neck from your video. Too late... I filed the saddles as a last resort of the incompetent. It worked, no complaints . What would Dave say about that? I agree with you that this bridge sucks, and would be happy to replace it, so I did not care too much about damaging it. would you have any suggestions for a replacement? I looked up the shims online and found at www.stewmac.com but the shipping cost to London UK is expensive. Any ideas of a supplier in Europe? Again, many thanks!

[@1961jscofield]

I always thought the Geddy Lee Fender was their prettiest bass..

[@segatortoise5455]

Is geddy lee the prettiest bass player?

[@J8D2]

Agree, not digging the pickguard on this one though.

[@stevehogan8829]

Yep, man needs to buy a new pickguard. Also lots of yam juice on that thing.

[@dylangreen9819]

nah the blue steve harris bass was beautiful

[@GaRbAllZ]

The DEMO?

[@Prosecute-fauci]

do you have a patreon account??

[@Prosecute-fauci]

Done, and done

[@Prosecute-fauci]

+Dave's World of Fun Stuff I will be a patron from now until.... well, until my wife finds out I'm a patron... I'm just jokin. consider me an indefinite patron. also, you should consider telling folks about your patreon account in your videos. God knows you ramble enough. spend 5 seconds and plug your patreon account